Duncan W. Alderson's debut novel plays like smooth jazz - The roar of the '20s heard for the first time in a female voice. Hetty MacBride is a true daughter of the Magnolia City - Houston, Texas, steaming at the edge of the Old South but awash in the new money of Spindletop oil. This sweeping historical epic, tainted by family secrets, swirls perfume and petroleum into a volatile mix.